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Metrosideros excelsa
Pōhutukawa
As recorded: Metrosideros tomentosa A.Rich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Meebold, A.
- Collector number
- 5214
- Date
- September 1, 1929
- Island
- Rangitoto
- Region
- New Zealand
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 1, 1929, Meebold, A. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Abrodictyum elongatum
Botany
Acacia decurrens
Botany
Adiantum aethiopicum
Botany
Adiantum aethiopicum
Botany
Adiantum hispidulum
Botany
Agathis australis
Botany
Alseuosmia macrophylla
Botany
Alsophila colensoi
Botany
Arctotheca calendula
Botany
Asplenium oblongifolium
Botany
Asplenium oblongifolium
Botany
Astelia nervosa
Botany
Austroblechnum membranaceum
Botany
Avicennia marina
Botany
Beilschmiedia tarairi
Botany
Beilschmiedia tawaroa
Botany
Beilschmiedia tawaroa
Botany
Brachyglottis kirkii
Botany
Brachyglottis repanda
Botany
Bulbophyllum pygmaeum
Botany
Campylopus clavatus
Botany
Carex dissita
Botany
Carmichaelia australis
Botany
Centella asiatica
Botany
Metrosideros excelsa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,920 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Auckland, Auckland, NZ
(c) timward2014, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Wynyard Quarter, Auckland CBD, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
no rights reserved
2026-10-24
Auckland, Auckland, NZ
(c) Andrew Matheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Auckland, Auckland, NZ
(c) Andrew Matheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Auckland, Auckland, NZ
(c) Andrew Matheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Auckland, Auckland, NZ
(c) Andrew Matheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Metrosideros excelsa. BISH 166208. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956239844. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/166208.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956239844 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026